Krishna Lila SeriesKilling the Demons Vatsasura and Bakasura

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• Krishna delivered the sons of Kuvera

• Everyone was bewildered.

• Cowhered boys claim they saw everything

• Narayana or Not?

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• Nanda maharaj will ask Krishna to bring him stuffs

• Sometimes he cant carry them

• The Lord pleasures his relatives by striking his body to show his strength

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Krishna brings pleasure to everyoneGopis will ask Krishna to dance

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• One day a fruit vendor wanted to sell fruits

• Krishna brought grains to barter

• Grains actually fell on the ground instead of the basket

• She filled Krishna’s hands with fruits

• Offer Krishna with love

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Patram puspam phalam toyamyo me bhaktya prayacchatitad aham bhakty-upahrtamasnami prayatatmanah

"If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it."

BG (9.26)

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Krishna and Balaram always like to play with their cowherd friends.Rohini tried calling them for lunch.

Yasoda always repeatedly calls both to come home for lunch

Krishna returns and is given a nice bath and was also dressed well.

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• Krishna eternally plays in Vrindavan

• Concern was for His safety because of the various demoniac attacks on Him

• Upananda suggested Vrindavan

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• Moved to Vrindavan

• Immediately set up their homes

• Enjoyed the beautiful places and sceneries and was the perfect place

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• Krishna and Balaram grew up and started taking care of the cows

• They would play various games with their cowherd friends

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• Another demon yet again!• The demon Vatsasura assumed

a calf’s form and Krishna knew this

• He caught it and twirled it till it was dead and threw the demon on top of the Kapittha tree

• Calf represent problems encountered in helping children become KC

• Why Kapittha tree?

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“Paritranaya sadhunam vinashaya cha dushkritam.Dharma Samsthapanarthaya sambhavami yuge yuge “

“In order to deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I advent Myself millenium after millenium”

(Gita 4:8)

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• While drinking water one day beside a reservoir, they saw a huge body resembling a mountain and as if struck down by thunderbolt

• The demon Bakasura immediately swallowed Krishna whilst Balaram was bewildered for a moment

• Krishna became hotter than fire and Bakasura disgorged him

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• Krishna immediately bifurcated the beak of the demon and it was killed.

• Celestial beings showered flowers onto the Lord

• The duck/heron represents deceptive behaviour, hypocrisy and false lifestyle

• Cowherd boys related this story to their families and everyone also got bewildered

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The Rationale

Krishna is protected by Lord Vishnu

Krishna killed demons in his past life

Demons will be killed if they harm the innocent

Krishna is like fire and demons are flies

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• Nanda maharaj, Devaki and the cowherd families were all absorbed in hearing about Krishna

Conclusion